and later in the show, as warnings about cyber attacks on the uk and america are given by government officials, we look at the battle to stay ahead of the hackers with this week's ceo, wendy thomas of secureworks. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. now, 20 years ago, mark zuckerberg changed the world with the launch of what would become facebook. that means that every child born since 2004 has grown up in the era of social media, and it's become very big business. in those 20 years, facebook — the company — has changed its name to meta and now owns instagram, whatsapp and messenger. collectively, they get four billion users a month and have a market valuation of more than $1 trillion. as for other platforms, elon musk paid $41; billion for twitter two years ago and then changed its name to x and got rid of thousands of moderators — human beings who check what content is on the platform and whether it's appropriate. well, chinese—owned tiktok is reported to be worth up to $100 billion. and then there's alphabet, whi

it comes after the masterchef producer bannau uk, announced city law firm lewis silkin will investigate alleged misconduct by mr wallace. the bbc said if issues are raised with us, we have robust processes in place to deal with them swiftly and appropriately. mr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false , saying the entirely false, saying the suggestion that wallace, who presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false . football action now and false. football action now and there were wins for brentford, nottingham forest and bournemouth in the premier league today. meanwhile, crystal palace scored a last minute equaliser to draw one all at home to newcastle in the evening kick off. arsenal thumped west ham five goals to two and england ladies ended usa's nine game winning streak with a goalless draw in a friendly at wembley . now to a story that wembley. now to a story that will sweeten your day. a man has been awarded £2 in compensation after he complained about a smooth ma

the uk is also a pen—holder of international diplomacy. very well respected.t civil servants there is in the world, and you have a permanent seat in the security council. don't underestimate the power you have and with the situation in the us, and please don't ask me that much on the us with the situation in other major european countries such as germany and even france, the uk stands out as a key player. now you said, don't ask you about america, which means i'm going to ask you about america. please, but i want to ask you aboutjust one. one sort of controlling of this interview. so it's my turn now. so let's turn to america because you know it. well, you were there in the first trump term. you were head of mission for the palestinian liberation organisation in washington dc. you know, donald trump, you've met him. idid. so can you do business with him? well, there is a lot of focus on trump as a person, and many arejust, you know, focusing on his ego, his personality, all that and that. you know, some say that he likes to make deals. and he said that in a bo

derby de1 9tt uk only entrants must be 18 or over. lines close at 6 pm. on the 31st of january.losing time if listening or watching on demand. good luck . watching on demand. good luck. >> okay folks, coming up in the big story is assisted dying a sin? i'll be asking the chaplain to okay, well, as we know, the assisted dying bill is making its way through parliament. but what about the spiritual implications of this? is it ungodly? is it a sin to end someone's life prematurely? who better to ask than gavin ashenden, who is the former chaplain to queen elizabeth the second? gavin, thank you so much for joining us. what is your forjoining us. what is your reaction to this vote in the house of commons that we've seen this week? >> now, i'm incredibly depressed. i mean, i don't think i've been this depressed for a very long time. i hoped you were going to ask me if it's a sin, because for one of the very few times in an interview , i was times in an interview, i was going to be able to give a categorical answer and without any equivocation and say, yes , any equivocation and say, ye

so we're really talking about what happened in the uk parliament.makers think. and it's a big difference, because i remember the debate of nearly a decade ago, and there was not a feeling that we were ready for it. and then the vote, it was a very significant vote against it. but now you find a more nuanced view from doctors. you find a more neutral position, should i say, as opposed to what we had before, and even a former archbishop of canterbury spoke in favour of it. those are new things that happened in the run—up to this. so i think at the end of the week when we've done so much speaking about it, we do say when we look at our country, this is a moment we learn something about ourselves. definitely. and there's been so much correspondence following the decision, and it has to be said that a majority of those of you getting in touch in the last 2a hours are supportive of this bill. richard is a newscaster. hello, richard. "i personally feel so much better with the assisted dying bill being passed. finally, british people are being allowed slowl

immigration to the uk has reached ludicrous proportions. 1.2 million people arrived in the uk in thest year, and 400,000 people left because they couldn't find anywhere to park. a mate pointed out to me, the people leaving tend to be rich, and the people coming in tend to be poor. the british dream is now to get rich enough to be able to move to a country that isn't committing suicide. according to the private wealth migration report, 9500 millionaires will leave britain this year. that's second only to china, where millionaires sometimes go to jail for saying things the government doesn't like . but as we've seen like. but as we've seen recently, british people sometimes go to jail for saying things the government doesn't like. even keir starmer recognises that our immigration situation is unsustainable. have a look at this. >> this happened by design, not accident. policies were reformed deliberately to liberalise immigration. brexit was used for that purpose to turn britain into a one nation experiment in open borders. global britain , open borders. global britain, remember that s

world number onejudd trump is through to the final of the uk snooker championship.rtly. hazel irvine is at the barbican in york for us. first united kingdom championship semifinal here in york. we give it the big build up, the world level one judge from taking all the world champion karen wilson. in the end it was really only one winner. it was fairly self—evident that it was good to bejudge from quite early on. the way it started to— take care and for the very impressive, focus and concentration bounced around the table. what it way to— two and came back everything didn't make a break in last fourframes he didn't make a break in last four frames he played. didn't make a break in last fourframes he played. his opponent played good—hearted smoker and that was enough. when you look back atjudge performance, he had the one century foot the past eight century so far this season. a very different type of performance from the ones that was yesterday, for four centuries and three on the spin. how would you contrast his job today with that of yesterday? totally different. i

harry seager said while mars wrigley uk would not give him a reason for the imperfection, he was happytos of journalist they say were beaten by police. police have been using tear gas as well as water cannon against demonstrators at least on previous night. the president is siding with protesters because the president is in favour of eu accession talks. the government, the prime minister is not. the president is saying she may retain her role as president until new parliamentary elections are held in georgia because according to how the country's constitution... high term ends after the inauguration of her successor coming up... but he she believes her chosen successor will not be legitimate because the current parliament is illegitimate. they believe, the president believes the elections in october were rigged. it is a 0ctober were rigged. it is a crisis point for georgia and the protesters continue to take to the streets. this time on saturday night, as those demonstrations continue... hello, there. well, it's turned milder over the last 2a hours or so. plenty of cloud, along with th

also coming up on sportsday: world number onejudd trump is through to the uk snooker championship final victory over world champion kyren wilson. and with the second round of the fa cup underway — we hear from tamworth's tommy tonks with the torpedo throw ins, ahead of their game tomorrow. hello there and welcome to the programme where we start with cricket and england are closing in on victory over new zealand in the opening test in christchurch. the black caps will resume on day [i in the next few hours just 4 runs ahead with four wickets in hand. joe lynskey reports. wickets in hand. as wickets in hand. a captain, as a batter, this was as a captain, as a batter, this was ben stokes redeemed for the for england so far it's been the perfect test match set up. stokes had come to bat with his team still trailing new zealand. but he and harry work brought force to the chase burke already had his century. now he soared past 150 for the by the time he lost his wicket they found a precious lead. in they found a precious lead. in the city stokes was born he took time to settle in in 105 balls

uk urged anyone with further concerns to get in touch, and said all information will be handled sensitivelymr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false, adding the suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one programme alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature was entirely false. a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in her 60s in south london. officers were called to an address in surrey quays at about 3 pm. on friday, after reports that a woman had been stabbed. the metropolitan police said the london ambulance services service and london's air ambulance also attended, and the woman was taken to hospital, where she later died. a 61 year old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody . a memorial service in custody. a memorial service has been held today for former first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters arranged a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age

and if you're in the uk you can see the full interview on �*sunday with laura kuenssberg' on bbc one bbc iplayer. christmas has officially kicked off in croatia, with zagreb's main christmas market opening today. the city has been voted europe's best christmas market destination for three years in a row, but now, it's decided to with withdraw from the annual competition. guy de launey is at one of the markets in zagreb. just watching and listening to where you are. it sounds so magical. tell us more about what you see there. we magical. tell us more about what you see there.- magical. tell us more about what you see there. we had a beautiful performance - what you see there. we had a beautiful performance here i what you see there. we had a beautiful performance here of the nutcracker on ice. given a little zagreb twist with some of the local characters from local legend here in zagreb for performing as well. that was done by professionals as well as one of the skating clubs here. a big crowd of people watching him. now everyone is waiting for their go on the ice, i have bought my sk

sportsday is coming up at half past six if you watching in the uk. see you then.e patrolling the streets and there are reports of queues of cars clogging the roads out of aleppo as civilians flee. they're also said to have seized control of aleppo airport. earlier, i spoke to fuad sayed issa, the founder of violet, a humantarian organization providing relief to communities in northwest syria, including areas of aleppo, where rebel fighters have been active. he told me what his teams have been seeing on the ground. the team justjoined the city today morning as like the many like conflicts stopped in aleppo and the rebels, i mean get acted to control all of aleppo city or the most parts of aleppo city. and why the team joined because many attacks happened in this morning on the city from russian and syrian aircraft. and our emergencies and first responders team were in aleppo to help the people, as also they are trying to provide the most emergency and needed staffs as like the food, the water and the bread for the people who were stuck for three days without gettin

this time strongest across the southern half of the uk.ere are some of the highest wind gusts here. newswatch viewer robert tuned into that, and then again at the same time on monday night where he saw this. hello there. plenty of heavy rain through the day on sunday from storm bert and some strong gusty winds too. this time strongest across the southern half of the uk. here are some of the highest wind gusts here. a case of deja vu. robert takes up the story. it was elizabeth rizzini, and she seemed to be wearing the same dress as she had the day before. then i noticed that the weather watcher pictures seemed to be somewhat familiar, maybe, as well. is this because the bbc doesn't think there's an audience that's awake out there and would notice? or maybe theyjust think...think we're asleep anyway. or maybe it's because the production staff themselves are asleep at the wheel. wake up bbc, you can do much better than that. it was a busy few days for the bbc�*s weather department and for reporters sent out to brave the elements as strong wi

this time strongest across the southern half of the uk.his. hello there. plenty of heavy rain through the day on sunday from storm bert and some strong gusty winds too.

production company banijay uk says it has launched an external review , with wallace an external reviewwith wallace fully cooperating the investigation. his lawyers insist highly false, saying the suggestion that wallace , who has suggestion that wallace, who has presented the popular bbc one cooking show alongside john torode since 2005, engages in behaviour of sexual, sexually harassing nature, was entirely false . a memorial service has false. a memorial service has been held today for former first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters arranged a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack and was buned suffered a heart attack and was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in aberdeenshire at the end of october. a plane, which experienced a serious incident in october of last year is said to have nearly 200 people on board, at risk of developing hypoxia, a potentially fatal condition. the aircraft has been

palliative care campaigners in the uk have called on ministers to improve funding for end of life caree against the ruling party's decision to suspend eu membership talks. at least 10,000 people have been protesting in london calling for a ceasefire in gaza. this is the first major weekend demonstration in london since a truce in lebanon between hezbollah and israel came into force. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam is at the rally. we have reached the end point of the march here in whitehall, and that is relevant because around 10,000 people have

palliative care campaigners in the uk have called on ministers to improve funding for end of life care, after a vote in the commons in favour of legalising assisted dying in england and wales. counting is under way in ireland's general election, with an exit poll suggesting a tight race between the three main parties. the cost of living, the housing crisis, and immigration are reported to have been among issues weighing on voters. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, i'm ros atkins. and i'm katie razzall. this week on the media show, a high—profile presenter defection from the bbc. also, drake and kendrick lamar�*s hip—hop feud is heading to court. and how christmas became the british equivalent of the super bowl when it comes to advertising. that's all coming up on the media show. we're going to start by talking about someone who i'm sure is familiar to many of you. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at ten. mishal husain is one of bbc news�* biggest stars. she's one of the presenters of the today programme radio show. she also presented one of the election debates earlier in th

about 450,000 people across the uk need it every year. they don't all get it, though.out. some argue the government should be prioritising this. we would encourage them i to start a conversation, um, about putting this right, - about making making palliative care something we can be really proud of. - um, what concerns me is that now that this bill is passed, . there may be less impetus to do that _ and also, we know there i is a finite amount of money to be used for the nhs. but mps backing the bill think it's helping to focus attention on palliative care. of course, assisted dying is not a substitute for palliative care. it is not an either—or. we have some of the best palliative care in the world in this country and when it can meet the needs of terminally ill people, it is second to none. but surely when it cannot, the choice of an assisted death should be one component of a holistic approach to end—of—life care. this conversation is far from over. even if the bill does become law, it would take two or three years for an assisted death in england or wales. catherin

palliative care campaigners in the uk have called on ministers to improve funding for end of life care, after a vote in the commons in favour of legalising assisted dying in england and wales. counting is under way in ireland's general election, with an exit poll suggesting a tight race between the three main parties. the cost of living, the housing crisis, and immigration are reported to have been among issues weighing on voters. now on bbc news...ukrainecast. hello, i'm lucy hockings, co—host of the bbc�*s ukraine cast podcast with vitaly shevchenko. it's been a fortnight since president biden authorised the use of us missiles and weapons into russia. john sullivan was ambassador to russia under presidents biden and trump. this week we asked him what the new trump administration means for the war. ukrainecast from bbc news. ambassador sullivan, i'm fascinated by your office. there's a coat hanger in the corner with a bunch of russian hats. military, i think. then there's a a cska moscow ice hockeyjersey. is that right? yeah. yeah, it's the seven. i believe it's the 75th anniversary o

they are living with acute lympho—blastic leukaemia, which affects just 440 children each year in the ukile going through chemotherapy together, and they've been telling their story to our reporter, nicola bryan. she's special to me because she's my best friend. and why is she your best friend? because we met in hospital. what's lacie like, would you say? really kind. really funny and just really kind all the time. betsy and lacie live less than a mile apart in bridgend, but only met each other 18 months ago on a children's cancer ward, where they discovered they go to the same school. so we've got our- lovely nurse, lesley. she comes to school every tuesday, collects betsy. and then collects lacie. both of them go hand in hand to the office, where they go l and have their bloods done l together and help each other through the ordeal. having a blood sample, they're really very supportive of each other, because i think lacie found it quite difficult having a blood sample in school for the first couple of times, but betsy was really encouraging, so it made it made the whole process easier.

production company banijay uk says it's launching an external review with mr wallace fully cooperatingring the investigation. mr wallace's lawyers insist the claims are entirely false . a memorial entirely false. a memorial service is being held today for former first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters have been arranging a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack. he was buned suffered a heart attack. he was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in aberdeenshire at the end of october. a plane which experienced a serious incident in october last year is said to have left nearly 200 people on board at risk of developing hypoxia, a potentially fatal condition. the aircraft had been en route to kos in greece after departing manchester airport when an oversight from both pilots to led two crucial engine systems not being turned on, resulting in a loss of pressure within the cabin. a report from the air acc

it will linger longest for east anglia in the southeast, but for the rest of the uk, a return to somerp one, especially towards the west. top temperatures 14, possibly 15 degrees once again. but then things are going to change a little bit sunday night, because a change in wind direction means a colder air mass will move in for monday, at least across scotland and northern ireland too. and then that colder airjust slowly filtering further south. it won't last too long though, because the middle of the week onwards will see a return to this conveyor belt of low pressure systems moving in from the atlantic, bringing something milder and more unsettled. you can see that with the outlook for our capital cities, things turn a little bit colder through monday into tuesday as well, then milder again for the rest of the week, and things are going to remain pretty unsettled. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. russian and syrian jets bomb islamist rebels, after they seized most of syria's second city aleppo. it comes after syrian rebels continue their surprise offensive, with most of

production company banijay uk says it's launching an external review with wallace fully cooperating during the investigation. his lawyers insist the claims are entirely false . elsewhere, a memorial false. elsewhere, a memorial service will be held today for former first minister of scotland alex salmond. his wife of more than 40 years and supporters have been arranging a remembrance service for him on saint andrew's day. mr salmond died last month in north macedonia at the age of 69. he was at a conference when he suffered a heart attack and then was buried in a private family ceremony near his home in aberdeenshire at the end of october. and two schoolboys, aged 14 and 16, have reportedly been arrested after a suspected chemical attack as two police officers were rushed to hospital. the sun reports the incident unfolded at surbiton station near kingston in south—west london, at around 420 yesterday afternoon and it's understood two british transport police officers were attacked when they approached two teenagers acting suspiciously . teenagers acting suspiciously. and those are the late

here in the uk, senior doctors providing end of life care are urging ministers to "fix" palliative servicesd in favour of legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people in england and wales. the association for palliative medicine wants the government to set up a commission to examine how to improve the care its members provide to patients. it is warning about the impact of a lack of funding and poor co—ordination of services. the department of health has been asked for comment. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. after 4.5 hours of debate, it came down to this. the ayes to the right, 330. the noes to the left, 275. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. | lock! outside parliament, campaigners were waiting anxiously for news and then forsome, celebrations. but also a bittersweet moment, with others wishing this had come in time for their loved ones. my dad took his own life because he could no longer endure the pain that he was in. um, you know, my whole family, the whole experience could have been different. we could have talked about it together. you know, we could have sa

they did your "parent trap" -- >> yeah, it was in the uk. >> jimmy: yeah, that's right. >> yeah. >> jimmy want to show everyone. watch, here's -- check out this -- >> aaron rodgers. as saleh tries to give some bit of optimism to his offensive troops. [ light laughter ] and when you're trying to just force it, you're trying to make -- >> jimmy: that's cool! [ cheers and applause ] >> so cool. >> jimmy: that's the best. >> it's so cool. it's definitely like -- to do a a movie like "the parent trap," and then it to cross over into sports players doing it. it's just such a cool feeling. and that's not an easy handshake to learn. [ light laughter ] it's pretty -- it's -- >> jimmy: i want to learn that next time you come on. >> okay, deal. >> jimmy: i want to ask you about something very -- everyone's very excited about. jamie lee curtis has signed on, you signed on to do a "freaky friday" sequel, "freakier friday." [ cheers and applause ] that's real. >> whoa! that was amazing! thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we didn't -- dude, that's -- we did not press the applause button or any

the system in ireland is very different to the system in the uk.ference and some constituency elect five seats so counting does take quite a while and is not a first past the post system. we should however start to get the first results early afternoon or thereabouts and by the end of today, we will have a good idea and should have all of the 170 4 we will have a good idea and should have all of the 17c be about 1.4%, so margin of error to be about 1.4%, so it isa margin of error to be about 1.4%, so it is a reasonably good indication of those 5000 voters, of course. the rest of the electorate, 3.6 million now, estimations on turnout at the close of the polls last night was actually more like 50 or 60%, so quite a way down on the previous general election here, which was less than five years ago, not counting will begin at 9am which is when we will start to get the real picture. the system in ireland is very different to the system in the uk. we ranked all of the candidates in order of preference and some constituency elect five seats so counting d

pick up these northerly winds, which for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the ukidweek onwards, things will turn milder, but they will also turn quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. the headlines. rebels in syria have taken control of more than half of aleppo. forces loyal to president assad withdrew without offering significant resistance. a second night of protests in georgia as thousands demonstrate against a decision to suspend eu membership talks. police have used tear gas and water canon to try to disperse the crowds in tblisi. an exit poll following ireland's general election suggests a very tight race — indicating the three main parties received the same share of the votes. allocation of seats could take several days, given the country's proportional voting system. now on bbc news: logan paul: bad influence? youtube? is that you? logan paul - youtuber, _ youtube? is that you? logan paul - youtuber, wre

production company bannau uk says it's launching an external review, with wallace fully cooperating dunngith wallace fully cooperating during the investigation. his lawyers insist the claims are entirely false . those are the entirely false. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's latest gb news headlines. now wsfime latest gb news headlines. now it's time for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> dot com. forward slash alerts . >> dot com. forward slash alerts. >> dot com. forward slash alerts. >> hello and welcome to headliners , your first look at headliners, your first look at saturday's top stories with three comedians. >> before we delve into the front pages, let's have a quick taste of what lewis and nick will have to work with on saturday's front pages. the daily telegraph has zelenskyy. >> i'll give up territory for peace. the daily mirror has mps back assisted dying. >> the daily mail has mps vote for a leap into the unknown. the express now future generations will be spared

pick up these northerly winds, which for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the uktems returning from the atlantic. from midweek onwards, things will turn milder, but they will also turn quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. live from london, this is bbc news. rebels in syria continue their surprise offensive, taking control of more than half of aleppo. in georgia, police use tear gas and water canons on crowds as thousands protest a decision to suspend eu membership talks. an election too close to call — ireland's exit poll predicts an even split between the three main parties. london fashion week becomes the first of the four main fashion shows to ban exotic animal skins. and it's anything but a ruff welcome for these pets as an auction for recycled royal curtains helps rescue dogs find a home. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lauren taylor. islamist rebels in syria are reported to have taken control of more

people in the uk often refer to a postcode lottery in healthcare, palliative care access.s the state to ensure access to healthcare does not influence people's decisions if they feel those care options are not available? —— state. i don't think it is a new issue. the first assisted dying bill was in 1938, so it goes back a long way and many recent bills are the last few decades. it is nothing new, nothing sudden and yes, the nhs always has problems, frankly, people who are terminally ill are already being looked after by the nhs so it is not as if they will suddenly be a burden on the nhs, very often having intense care and i'm not worried people would give up life easily and there is nothing stronger than the life force within us and as you may know, in oregon, where it has been almost exactly the same system in operation for the last 27 years, one in three of all people who apply for an assisted death and get the medication, get the prescription actually take it because they can carry on. it is almost like an emotional safety net so if things go horrible, they can take i

but are you saying, in terms of our ads here in the uk... you know, how do you judge this year's?ere? people that we've seen before. yeah, i mean, ithink... as i say, the christmas ads were built sort of over- a decade, then we had - the pandemic, which obviously made, you know, just- the production of these things | really complicated, the working| around them really complicated. and i think we had a couple of safe years, and actuallyl this year, i think there's been quite a lot of bravery in some j of the ads. they've got, as you mentionedl earlier, some quite complicated stories in some of them — . lots of post, you've got big, you know, the big characters, there's turning everything - into a gingerbread — - that all costs a lot of money. there's a lot of people - working quite hard to make that look special. there's. .. i think we call them trails rather than adverts. there is a media show trail which does run on bbc news. no christmas theme to it, but you might see it from time to time. and it is the equivalent for us of the super bowl or christmas, isn't it? it is. it's the

pick up these northerly winds, which, for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the uk quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. hello, i�*m ros atkins. and i�*m katie razzall. this week on the media show, a high—profile presenter defection from the bbc. also, drake and kendrick lamar�*s hip—hop feud is heading to court. and how christmas became the british equivalent of the super bowl when it comes to advertising. that�*s all coming up on the media show. we�*re going to start by talking about someone who i�*m sure is familiar to many of you. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at ten. mishal husain is one of bbc news�* biggest stars. she�*s one of the presenters of the today programme radio show. she also presented one of the election debates earlier in the summer on the bbc. and she�*s leaving. yeah. she has been hired by bloomberg to present a new global interview series. alex farber is the times�*s media correspond

. >> reform uk have all the momentum, but does nigel farage's row with ben habib threaten to turn it sour and. give . absolute chaos at the give. absolute chaos at the oxford union last night as it votes to call israel an apartheid state, while an israeli speaker is thrown out after people stamp on pictures of gaza hostages. also tonight is calling someone a welsh witch or telling an english person to go back home. racist allegations of racism between welsh and engush of racism between welsh and english brits are being recorded as non non non hate crime incidents. tonight's panel are ready to go too. i'm joined by political consultant suzanne evans, podcast host and broadcaster will kingston and journalist and communications consultant jj anis obe. and just what the hell is going on here? it is the prime minister behind a cover up in downing street. first, your news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> ben. thank you. it'sjust >> ben. thank you. it's just gone. >> ben. thank you. it's just gone . 9:00. these are your gone. 9:00. these are your headunes gone. 9:00. these are your headlin

pick up these northerly winds, which for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the uklast all that long. we see frontal systems returning from the atlantic. from midweek onwards, things will turn milder, but they will also turn quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. live from washington, this is bbc news. rebel forces in syria launch their biggest offensive in years amid heavy fighting near the city of aleppo. protesters take to the streets of georgia's capital for a second night over the government suspending moves to join the eu. the british parliament backs proposals to allow terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. and 5.5 years after being ravaged by fire, live from washington, this is bbc news. rebel forces in syria launch their biggest offensive in years amid heavy fighting near the city of aleppo. protesters take to the streets of georgia's capital for a second night over t

pick up these northerly winds, which for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the ukweek onwards, things will turn milder, but they will also turn quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. live from washington, this is bbc news. rebel forces in syria launch their biggest offensive in years amid heavy fighting near the city of aleppo. protesters take to the streets of georgia's capital for a second night over the government suspending moves tojoin the eu. the british parliament backs proposals to allow terminally ill adults in england and wales the right to end their own lives. plus, 5.5 years after being ravaged by fire, paris's notre—dame cathedral emerges from the ashes. hello. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. rebel forces in syria have been advancing further into aleppo, the country's second biggest city, on the third day of their surprise offensive. they have taken control of several districts, despit

so for example, i'm i'm just thinking about a very hot topic right now in in most of europe in the ukthe the the community pediatricians and endocrinology decided to hold off on puberty blockers as gender affirming care because they think it may be harmful and it's certainly not enough evidence of its safety. but the american academy of pediatrics stays, is it now sort of an outlier because? they're staying glued to that idea just, like took them a long time to come around on allergies. what role you think ideology plays in a lot of these are these rigid positions that some of the elite organizations hold? i'll ask both of you. i think a big role. the new england journal stayed staunchly nonpartizan in for its 208 year history up until the last presidential election. all 30 plus editors essentially endorsed presidential candidate scientific american, just endorsed candidate after ben haigh politico for almost its entire history. and so if you look at what the editor of scientific american has said publicly she said there are certain issues we're not going to be too sizing including in

war in return for nato membership, even if russia doesn't immediately return seized land back in the ukthe met police has apologised to victims of the westminster so—called honeytrap scandal after it accidentally sent an email which named all of them. the force also said it was referring itself to data watchdog the information commissioner, over the breach. police launched a probe after flirtatious messages were sent by someone calling themselves charlie or abi to as many as 20 people, including mps, staffers and political journalists. now, gb news understands that number 10 was not aware of the full facts about transport secretary louise hay's past convictions , louise hay's past convictions, and they were not known until reports broke last night. it's also understood the 2014 conviction was not declared in hay's transparency disclosures when she became transport secretary on the 5th of july. however , these reports are however, these reports are strongly disputed by those close to hay. downing street has named justice minister heidi alexander as her replacement. louise hay's cabinet r

in the uk, mps have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in england and wales in a historic votee in the law. it is the first step in giving terminally ill people the right to choose to end their own life. highlighting the magnitude of their decision, the result was met by mps not with cheers of approval, but with complete silence. it was a free vote, meaning lawmakers could vote with their conscience as opposed to following party orders. the bill passed with 330 mps in favour, and 275 against, a majority of 55. it'll now go to further rounds of debate. so, which other countries have assisted dying and what are the rules there? here's our medical editor fergus walsh. you can is shortly before dawn. you can see still a number of protesters on the streets there, making their voices heard, concerned that talks to join the european union have now been delayed by the ruling party, the georgian dream party. those are the latest live pictures coming from georgia. in the uk, mps have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in england and wales in a historic vote that could pave the w

that's according to the uk media watchdog off calm.ful content would be a legal requirement once the uk's online safety act is enforced for next year. the social networks have introduced a number of measures to ensure that children can't access their platforms. this report suggests the problem has not yet been solved. scientists have been testing a robot which could help farmers assess the health of their soil faster. normally they have to send samples away to be analysed, which is and expensive. rtu is a robot mounted with a gamma ray detector which measures levels of organic matter. the bot can scan a field within hours, which means that farmers can make more rapid and accurate decisions. finally, new data has shown that football players can improve their performance by up to 60% by training in the dark. sandhu afc has been trialing a light based training system from the sport tech company. it works by recalibrating the brain's visual processing pathways. a tech company stole our voices, made clones of them as ai clones, and sold the

fuelled by coal to make steel to probably send back to the uk, to the uk. >> now that is.ell, that's serious politics, that's serious government, that's good governance. you know, look after the people of today while investing for the future. but it can't you know, it can't be this and that. it has to be right. okay. this is what we do today. but for tomorrow we're going to be. >> so you talk about reindustrialisation andy, why is it, you know, why does this government and the previous tory government and the previous tory government think it's to okay close down our blast furnaces in places like south wales, port talbot, but and then give the same company hundreds of millions of pounds, who then go back to india to open a blast furnace to make steel from coal and then sell it back to the uk. that's bonkers mate, i completely agree. >> yeah, i think it's a disgusting policy and it's pretty similar to what thatcher did in the 80s. i condemned it, i would condemn that. i condemn it now. i think it's ridiculous. there we go. >> i think it's condemning this labour government.

pick up these northerly winds, which for a time, will bring something colder southwards across the ukatlantic. from midweek onwards, things will turn milder, but they will also turn quite a lot more unsettled, with some wet and potentially very windy weather to end the week. so next week looks like this, briefly turning a bit colder, milder again later, but more unsettled. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. lara: this week, we're taking a look back at some of our amazing adventures with al. spencer: now, how would you like to meet one - of the most popular and highest earning instagram models? well, you can't — because she doesn't exist. but we go behind the scenes with the team that created her. lara's sniffing around the scientists who are bringing historic smells back to life. so i guess ijust put my nose in here. and spencer looks at the latest ai features on phones and tablets. but are they top quality or a bit rubbish? he laughs. ok, it got rid of the bin! and put another bin there. we'll also meet t

news america — where we'll bring you a full hour of live news and analysis from here in the us, the ukand around the world. a battle is raging for control of syria's main northern city, aleppo. islamist rebels are on their third day of a lightning offensive, reportedly taking dozens of villages in the area. it's the first time in eight years the city hasn't been under the control of the syrian government, which is backed by russia. a civil war has been gringing on since government forces put down pro—democracy protests in 2011. in the city of idlib, which is an opposition stronghold, people set off fireworks to celebrate the advance of rebel groups. syria and russia launched intense air strikes on the city and other areas controlled by opposition fighters. merlyn thomas and our bbc verify team have been tracking the situation. at bbc verify, we've been tracking the advance of rebel forces towards the city of aleppo in northern syria by looking at footage posted on social media. this is a video we verified which shows military vehicles moving along a road. it was shared by a media outle

from pod save the uk, the journalist coco khan.e, borisjohnsons former director of communications briefly, if you please, your thoughts, lord falconer, on this extraordinary day we witnessed in parliament. i was there all day in the gallery, it was absolutely evidence that the commons knew they were debating one of the most important things those individual mps would debate. the? mps would debate. they spectacularly rose to the occasion. _ mps would debate. they spectacularly rose to the occasion. the _ rose to the occasion. the debate ebbed and flowed for five hours and when the result came through, there was almost complete silence in the commons because everybody in the chamber realised that the future is in the gravity of what they have done, it was up to the dutch market was an absolutely remarkable occasion which will unquestionably define this parliament. find occasion which will unquestionably define this parliament.— define this parliament. and all the balance right _ define this parliament. and all the balance right to the